History of Wonderful FishesChristopher Bentham, 1823 - 181 pages |
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Page 20
... seize and tear in pieces by means of their teeth . They are not contented , like the Whales , with merely exerting their strength in self defence but will themselves provoke a combat with the larger inhabitants of the element in which ...
... seize and tear in pieces by means of their teeth . They are not contented , like the Whales , with merely exerting their strength in self defence but will themselves provoke a combat with the larger inhabitants of the element in which ...
Page 48
... seize their butchers ; but they are ge- nerally dispatched by a stunning blow on the nose . They usually sleep soundly , where not frequently disturbed ; and that is the time when the hunters surprize them . who go The Europeans , 48.
... seize their butchers ; but they are ge- nerally dispatched by a stunning blow on the nose . They usually sleep soundly , where not frequently disturbed ; and that is the time when the hunters surprize them . who go The Europeans , 48.
Page 51
... seize his prey , he erects all this dreadful appa- ratus by the help of a set of muscles that join them to the jaw ; and the animal he seizes , dies , pierced with a hundred wounds in a moment . Nor is this fish less terrible to behold ...
... seize his prey , he erects all this dreadful appa- ratus by the help of a set of muscles that join them to the jaw ; and the animal he seizes , dies , pierced with a hundred wounds in a moment . Nor is this fish less terrible to behold ...
Page 52
... seize his prey . As this takes some small time to perform , the animal pursued seizes that oppor- tunity to make its escape . Still , however , the depredations he commits , are frequent and formidable . The Shark is the dread of ...
... seize his prey . As this takes some small time to perform , the animal pursued seizes that oppor- tunity to make its escape . Still , however , the depredations he commits , are frequent and formidable . The Shark is the dread of ...
Page 54
... seized and devoured by them every year . The people of these coasts are firmly of opinion , that the Shark loves the black man's flesh , in prefer- ence to the white ; and that when men of dif- ferent colours are in the water together ...
... seized and devoured by them every year . The people of these coasts are firmly of opinion , that the Shark loves the black man's flesh , in prefer- ence to the white ; and that when men of dif- ferent colours are in the water together ...
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animal appear bait Barnacle Goose belly blubber boats body bottom Cachalot caught claws coast colour covered crab creature danger deep devour diving Dolphin Eels eggs eight Electrical Eel encrease enemies fastened feet in length fins fish fisheries fishermen five flesh frequently furnished Goose Barnacle Grampus Greenland grow habitation harpoon head holes Holibut hooks hundred inches inhabitants kind lines lobster Mackerel manner miles motion mouth muscles Nautilus nets nippers numbers ocean oysters pearls pieces pilchard ponds porpoise pounds pounds weight prey pursue quadruped quantity resembles retreats rivers rocks sail Salmon salt sand scarcely season seems seen seize seldom Shark shell Shetland Isles ship shoals shore side skin sometimes soon spawn spermaceti stomach Sturgeon substance Sucking-fish surface swim Sword-fish tail taken teeth three or four throw tide tribe Turbot usually voracity weather Whale White Shark whole young